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How do I import content from Blackboard 6/7/8/9 or Common Cartridge into Canvas?

You can import previous courses from Blackboard 6/7/8/9 exports or a Common Cartridge file into Canvas.

Note: The steps in this lesson are the same for importing a Blackboard or a Common Cartridge file. The only difference is to select the applicable file type in the drop-down menu as seen below. The images in this lesson will reflect a Blackboard import.

Open Course

In Global Navigation, in the Courses & Groups drop-down menu [1], click the course title [2] of the course where you would like to import content.

Open Settings

In Course Navigation, click the Settings link.

Import Content into Course

Click the Import Content into this Course button to import content.

Import Content

In the drop-down menu, select the Blackboard 6/7/8/9 export .zip file option, or select the Common Cartridge 1.x Package option, depending on what is applicable to you.

Note: The steps in this lesson are the same for importing a Blackboard or a Common Cartridge file. The only difference is to select the applicable file type in the drop-down menu as seen above. The images in this lesson reflect a Blackboard import.

Choose File

Choose the .zip file you want to import.

Locate .zip File

Find and click the Blackboard or Common Cartridge .zip file you want to import [1]. Click the Open button[2].

Select Question Bank

In the Question bank drop-down menu, select the Question bank you want to use for your question bank from Blackboard or Common Cartridge.

Create Question Bank

If you do not have a question bank you want to use, you can create a new question bank. In the drop-down menu, select the Create new question bank option.

Create Name of Question Bank

Enter the name of your new Question bank in the text field.

Select Migration Content

Click the All content radio button [1] if you want to import all of the content from the course. If you want to select specific content, click the Select specific content radio button [2].

Overwrite Assessment Content

Some systems recycle their IDs for each new export. Therefore, if you export two separate question banks they will have the same IDs. To prevent losing assessment data Canvas treats the question banks as separate objects despite the IDs. Choosing this option will disable this safety feature and allow assessment data to overwrite existing data with the same IDs.

Adjust Events and Due Dates

If you want to adjust the due dates associated with the course events and assignments, click the Adjust events and due dates checkbox. You have two options to choose from: Shift dates and Remove dates.

Shift Dates: Adjust Beginning and Ending Dates

Click the calendar icon and select the beginning date of the course you are importing [1]. Select the new date you want the course to begin [2]. Then select the end date of the course you are importing [3], as well as the new date you want the course to end [4].

Note: If the course you are copying has beginning and end dates, those dates will be automatically pre-populated in the initial date fields.

Shift Dates: Create Date Substitutions

You can also explicitly define day substitutions to adjust for changing class schedules (i.e. move all assignments on Mondays to Tuesdays). To create a date substitution, click the Substitution button [1]. Use the drop-down menus [2] to select the days of the week. You can also remove Substitutions by clicking the end icon [3].

Course Completion

If you imported the course and did not select specific content, Canvas will show any issues that occurred with the import. Click the issues link to view them [1].

If you imported the course and selected specific content, Canvas will ask you to select the content you want to import. Click the Select Content button [2].

Select Content to Import

To import all content for a content type, click the checkbox next to the content name [1]. If the content type is a group containing multiple items, Canvas will automatically select all items within the group.

To import only a few items from a content group, expand the drop-down arrow [2] and click the specific items to be imported [3]. Canvas will place a dash in the group checkbox, indicating that only a few items are selected within the group.